About Harold Emmerson
Lived 1896 – 1984 (aged 88). Harold Emmerson was a civil servant.
Sir Harold Corti Emmerson, GCB, KCVO (7 April 1896 – 2 August 1984) was an English civil servant. He entered the civil service as a clerk before serving in the Royal Marine Artillery during the First World War. After demobilisation, he was given a post in the Ministry of Labour. He was the Chief Industrial Commissioner from 1942 to 1944 and Director-General of Manpower from 1944 to 1946 before serving as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works from 1946 to 1956 and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour from 1956 to 1959.
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Who was Harold Emmerson?
civil servant (1896–1984)
When was Harold Emmerson born?
Harold Emmerson was born on 17 January 1896.
When did Harold Emmerson die?
Harold Emmerson died on 17 January 1984.
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Harold Emmerson was a civil servant.
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